It takes a shot every 10 minutes. You can see the slide show for the last hour. We should be passing the far side of the river berween 1300-1500. Some of the bigger sails should show up on the horizon.

Nice video Paul. I noticed 2 stay lines attached from your mast to a bridle off both amas. Curious what you use that for. Also how do you get a blue cockpit on a dune body ?? This has me scratching my head.

My aka joints are getting very loose. After over 1,000 miles on the boat the joints are loose causing the amas to drag in low winds. I use the stays to lift the amas 4-6 inches to reduce the drag. One problem is that I can not furl the sail when the stays are deployed.

The blue on the cockpit is foam that I have glued to the hull. After the EC I had black and blues all over my body. The foam provides some cushion...

My aka joints are getting very loose. After over 1,000 miles on the boat the joints are loose causing the amas to drag in low winds. I use the stays to lift the amas 4-6 inches to reduce the drag. One problem is that I can not furl the sail when the stays are deployed.

Is there any end to the problems with these ill-conceived slip-in joints?

Please do not get me wrong. I like the new joints better that the old pin style. I think Hobie just needs to address the corrosion problem with the stainless rivets and tighten up the fit. This winter I will disassemble the joint and tighten up the parts.